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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the Central Plains and Southeast

A stationary front will be the focus for daily showers and thunderstorms capable of widely scattered flash flooding and severe weather from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley. Monsoonal thunderstorms could cause local flash flooding across the Southwest and the Great Basin. Dangerous heat continues across the Central Plains and Southeast. Many areas will see their hottest temperatures of the year. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Light Rain and Breezy

78°F

26°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 25 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 12 Aug 5:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Waverly NE

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Waverly NE
 40.93°N 96.54°W (Elev. 1115 ft)
Last Update:
6:06 am CDT Aug 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
 
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